Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.4° 

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
239
191
191
149
212
199
251
280
280
276
438
556
417
412
407
407
532
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:28PM1.76m
12:48PM1.44m
00:18AM1.59m
1:23PM1.49m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.54m
6:18AM-0.12m
6:22PM0.48m
6:53AM0.06m
7:18PM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
7:58
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
15
17
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
15
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
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